AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Requires department of elementary and secondary education to include amount of state and local share of education funding calculated for each local agency receiving state aid, requires cities and towns to appropriate sufficient funds to meet their share.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action Jun 29, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 29, 2021
How they voted
35–1
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 29, 2021
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 29, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/24/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 8, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2021 Committee continued
legislature
Apr 8, 2021
Legislature · Passed
04/08/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Apr 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
04/01/2021 Committee transferred to Senate Finance
upper
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gordon Rogers
RRepublican
P
James A. Seveney
DDemocratic
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
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